§ Statement of Purpose

The View from 1776 presents a framework to understand present-day issues from the viewpoint of the colonists who fought for American independence in 1776 and wrote the Constitution in 1787. Knowing and preserving those understandings, what might be called the unwritten constitution of our nation, is vital to preserving constitutional government. Without them, the bare words of the Constitution are just a Rorschach ink-blot that politicians, educators, and judges can interpret to mean anything they wish.

"We have no government armed with the power capable of contending with human passions, unbridled by morality and true religion. Our constitution is made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." John Adams, to the Officers of the First Brigade, Third Division, Massachusetts Militia, October 11, 1798.

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The View From 1776

Climategate: A Summary Review

Man-made greenhouse-gas warming of the earth, Keynesian-Marxian economics, and Darwinian theories of evolution are, not scientific matters, but part of the materialistic religious dogma of liberal-progressive-socialism. Believers therein vigorously refuse to consider any contradictory evidence, preferring to remain cocooned in their faith.

But for anyone who has not yet made up his mind about global warming alarmism, it is worthwhile to read The Truth About Greenhouse Gases: The dubious science of the climate crusaders, by William Happer, the Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics at Princeton University.

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 07/13 at 06:20 PM

Happer, a professor of optics, does not deny that we are experiencing greenhouse gas warming of the planet. His position is that the CO2 will make the plants grow better, so rejoice in it! He is disturbed by the use of the word "pollutant" to describe CO2 because we exhale CO2 - "So how could it be a pollutant!?!" (We also use the toilet, and the product of that effort is considered a pollutant to many.)

Happer is not denying that we are suffering through another record hot summer, having tornadoes by the hundreds, seeing rising sea levels and on and on.

Happer is basically saying, "What, me worry?" or "Get over it!" when it comes to global warming.

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 07/21 at 12:22 PM